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Source: NME Online Magazine L to R: Pat Kirch, Jared Monaco, John O'Callaghan, Kennedy Brock, Garrett Nickelsen
The Maine is an American pop rock band signed with Fearless Records in 2007. Hailing from Tempe, Arizona, the band consists of five members: John O'Callaghan (a.k.a. John Ohh, lead vocals), Garrett Nickelsen (bass), Kennedy Brock (rhythm guitar & back-up vocals), Jared Monaco (lead guitar) and Pat Kirch (drums).
The band released their sophomore EP, The Way We Talk EP, in December 2007. Their debut EP included a cover of Akon's hit song, "I Wanna Love You". The Way We Talk EP debuted at #6 on the iTunes Top 100 Alternative Chart and shot to #10 on the Billboard Heatseekers Chart, selling 30,000 albums in a less than six months.
Shortly after, the group immediately began their first full-length album. They headed into the studio with multi-platinum music producer, Matt Squire. Can't Stop, Won't Stop was released on July 8, 2008. Their first single off the record was "Everything I Ask For", which was also their first ever recorded music video. The album reflects on relationships and life in general, focusing on the good times and the tough times. A deluxe version of Can't Stop, Won't Stop, along with a digital documentary called "In Person" was released on July 14, 2009.
The Maine spent the summer of 2008 touring alongside Metro Station, Good Charlotte and Boys Like Girls on the Soundtrack of Your Summer Tour. I had the opportunity to see them live in August that summer and it was amazing. Despite their very short set list, I enjoyed every waking moment of their performance.
Two weeks prior, they performed on the Vans Warped Tour 2008.
On December 9, 2009, The Maine released a holiday EP titled "...And A Happy New Year" which included a cover of Wham!'s song "Last Christmas", their own songs called, "Santa Stole My Girlfriend", "Mr. Winter" and "Ho Ho Hopefully" which they originally collaborated with the band and close friends Brighten.
They continued touring in February and March 2009. In the summer of this year, they played on the Hurley Stage at the Vans Warped Tour 2009.
They are currently touring the nation with Boys Like Girls, Cobra Starship, A Rocket To The Moon, and VersaEmerge on the OP Presents! Tour.
Although many of their fans have considered their musical inspiration to be based upon girls, relationships and their make-ups and break-ups, John O'Callaghan stated in an interview, that their songs "are more about going through life and experience, and figure yourself out as a young person, and the same time falling in and out of relationships."
1. "Everything I Ask For" 2. "We All Roll Along" 3. "Girls Do What They Want" 4. "I Must Be Dreaming" 5. "Into Your Arms" 6. "Time to Go" 7. "This Is the End" 8. "Whoever She Is" 9. "Count 'Em One, Two, Three" 10. "Kiss and Sell" 11. "You Left Me" 12. "We'll All Be..."
My top 5 favourite tracks off this record are We All Roll Along, I Must Be Dreaming, Into Your Arms, Whoever She Is and We'll All Be...
Listen to... "We All Roll Along": It'll remind you of your high school years or your youth and the people who surrounded you during that time of your life. It's mostly about nostalgic and reminiscence.
"I remember every day that I spent dreaming of leaving this place behind I would run away from thinkin'. Adding up all the days spent wasted. Chasing the girls we hated. Some things, they, they never change. Take me back to the sleepless nights, the stupid fights. It never mattered who was wrong or who was right. You're all a part of me."
"I Must Be Dreaming": Could remind you about your first real relationship and/or "love". (Aww!)
"Remember the day when we started this. And she made the shape of my heart with her hands. We tried to make some sense of it."
"Into Your Arms": About an unstable relationship, that's slowly falling apart.
"Oh she's slippin' away. I always freeze when I'm thinking of words to say. All the things she does, make it seem like love. If it's just a game. (Just a game) Then I like the way that we play."
"Whoever She Is": About the girl or the guy (if you change the lyrics around). It basically tries to explain that the person you're looking for might just be right in front of you.
"She could be rainy days, minimum wage, a book that ends with no last page Whoever she is, whoever she may be, one thing's for sure, you don't have to worry."
"We'll All Be...": About youth, your fun teenage years and whoever you were surrounded by. It also describes the good moments that took place at the time.
"Oh each day's a number, but we can't forget last summer when we say we do, we're on to the end. Go on and sing it out, our days are numbered, we know we're not gettin' any younger. But it's nights like these that make you not really care."
I'm an aspiring writer and a daydreamer who enjoys tea in the afternoon, her iPod playlists and french pastries.
The Maine
Tuesday, November 3, 2009, 11:49 AM
Rating: 9.5 out of 10.
Source: NME Online Magazine L to R: Pat Kirch, Jared Monaco, John O'Callaghan, Kennedy Brock, Garrett Nickelsen
The Maine is an American pop rock band signed with Fearless Records in 2007. Hailing from Tempe, Arizona, the band consists of five members: John O'Callaghan (a.k.a. John Ohh, lead vocals), Garrett Nickelsen (bass), Kennedy Brock (rhythm guitar & back-up vocals), Jared Monaco (lead guitar) and Pat Kirch (drums).
The band released their sophomore EP, The Way We Talk EP, in December 2007. Their debut EP included a cover of Akon's hit song, "I Wanna Love You". The Way We Talk EP debuted at #6 on the iTunes Top 100 Alternative Chart and shot to #10 on the Billboard Heatseekers Chart, selling 30,000 albums in a less than six months.
Shortly after, the group immediately began their first full-length album. They headed into the studio with multi-platinum music producer, Matt Squire. Can't Stop, Won't Stop was released on July 8, 2008. Their first single off the record was "Everything I Ask For", which was also their first ever recorded music video. The album reflects on relationships and life in general, focusing on the good times and the tough times. A deluxe version of Can't Stop, Won't Stop, along with a digital documentary called "In Person" was released on July 14, 2009.
The Maine spent the summer of 2008 touring alongside Metro Station, Good Charlotte and Boys Like Girls on the Soundtrack of Your Summer Tour. I had the opportunity to see them live in August that summer and it was amazing. Despite their very short set list, I enjoyed every waking moment of their performance.
Two weeks prior, they performed on the Vans Warped Tour 2008.
On December 9, 2009, The Maine released a holiday EP titled "...And A Happy New Year" which included a cover of Wham!'s song "Last Christmas", their own songs called, "Santa Stole My Girlfriend", "Mr. Winter" and "Ho Ho Hopefully" which they originally collaborated with the band and close friends Brighten.
They continued touring in February and March 2009. In the summer of this year, they played on the Hurley Stage at the Vans Warped Tour 2009.
They are currently touring the nation with Boys Like Girls, Cobra Starship, A Rocket To The Moon, and VersaEmerge on the OP Presents! Tour.
Although many of their fans have considered their musical inspiration to be based upon girls, relationships and their make-ups and break-ups, John O'Callaghan stated in an interview, that their songs "are more about going through life and experience, and figure yourself out as a young person, and the same time falling in and out of relationships."
1. "Everything I Ask For" 2. "We All Roll Along" 3. "Girls Do What They Want" 4. "I Must Be Dreaming" 5. "Into Your Arms" 6. "Time to Go" 7. "This Is the End" 8. "Whoever She Is" 9. "Count 'Em One, Two, Three" 10. "Kiss and Sell" 11. "You Left Me" 12. "We'll All Be..."
My top 5 favourite tracks off this record are We All Roll Along, I Must Be Dreaming, Into Your Arms, Whoever She Is and We'll All Be...
Listen to... "We All Roll Along": It'll remind you of your high school years or your youth and the people who surrounded you during that time of your life. It's mostly about nostalgic and reminiscence.
"I remember every day that I spent dreaming of leaving this place behind I would run away from thinkin'. Adding up all the days spent wasted. Chasing the girls we hated. Some things, they, they never change. Take me back to the sleepless nights, the stupid fights. It never mattered who was wrong or who was right. You're all a part of me."
"I Must Be Dreaming": Could remind you about your first real relationship and/or "love". (Aww!)
"Remember the day when we started this. And she made the shape of my heart with her hands. We tried to make some sense of it."
"Into Your Arms": About an unstable relationship, that's slowly falling apart.
"Oh she's slippin' away. I always freeze when I'm thinking of words to say. All the things she does, make it seem like love. If it's just a game. (Just a game) Then I like the way that we play."
"Whoever She Is": About the girl or the guy (if you change the lyrics around). It basically tries to explain that the person you're looking for might just be right in front of you.
"She could be rainy days, minimum wage, a book that ends with no last page Whoever she is, whoever she may be, one thing's for sure, you don't have to worry."
"We'll All Be...": About youth, your fun teenage years and whoever you were surrounded by. It also describes the good moments that took place at the time.
"Oh each day's a number, but we can't forget last summer when we say we do, we're on to the end. Go on and sing it out, our days are numbered, we know we're not gettin' any younger. But it's nights like these that make you not really care."
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I'm an aspiring writer and a daydreamer who enjoys tea in the afternoon, her iPod playlists and french pastries.